Re: Citation syntax and ODT

[Vaidheeswaran C <vaidheeswaran.chinnaraju@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday 24 February 2015 11:37 AM, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
> Aloha Vaidheeswaran C,
>
> Vaidheeswaran C<vaidheeswaran.chinnaraju@gmail.com>  writes:
>
>> On Tuesday 24 February 2015 10:31 AM, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
>>> Vaidheeswaran C<vaidheeswaran.chinnaraju@gmail.com>   writes:
>>>
>>>> Often times there is a difference between what is possible and what is
>>>> the common practice.  So,
>>>>
>>>> 1. How often do you intermix in-text and parenthetical styles.
>>>
>>> Every day?
>>
>> Ok.
>>
>>>> 2. Can the document author re-word his work in such a way that an
>>>>      in-text or parenthetical citation could be replaced by the other
>>>>      without compromising on the overall style of the produced document.
>>>
>>> Yes, but the author will certainly choose to use a tool that doesn't
>>> require this.
>>
>> (Let me remind you, when it comes to LaTeX, I have zero knowledge.)
>>
>> 1. When you say 'tool' what exactly do you mean?
>> 2. Give us some concrete examples of what 'this tool' does.
>>     a) Can an elisp module aspire to replicate what 'this tool' does?
>>     b) 'The task' that 'this tool' accomplishes, is it 'common' across
>>        all the citation engines that the participants (in this
>>        discussion) have in mind.

If someone could respond to above questions with concrete examples I
will give it due attention.

> In my field of archaeology it is not unusual to find a journal that does
> not accept LaTeX.  When the journal requires Word, which is very common,
> I've been converting from LaTeX with tex4ht, but it would be neat to
> export directly to ODT.

I will be happy to excuse myself from this discussion if ODT/JabRef
integration is of no interest to the community.